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Justices rule Minnesota county violated takings clause

In 2016, a Minnesota county sold 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler’s condo at auction after she failed to pay her property taxes for several years. The sale yielded $40,000; Hennepin County kept not only the $15,000 in taxes, penalties, and costs that Tyler owe

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The morning read for Friday, May 26

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court Sharply Limits the EPA’s Ability to Protect Wetlands (Emma Ricketts, Inside Climate N

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Israeli citizen challenges U.S. wire-fraud conviction for foreign financial scheme

The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. The Supreme Court has issued a number of decisions in recent years limiting the reach

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What Will Universities Do Once Bakke Goes Belly Up?

It is starting to feel real 1950's again. The post What Will Universities Do Once <em>Bakke</em> Goes Belly Up? appeared first on Above the Law.

logo.png  By IG  May 25, 2023